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Donald Douglas

Born
August 24, 1905
Died
December 31, 1945
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Donald Douglas (24 August 1905 – 31 December 1945) was a Scottish actor in films and on radio. Douglas appeared in over 100 films from the late 1920s to the 1940s including The Great Gabbo (1929), Life Begins (1932), Men in White (1934), Madame X (1937), Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941), Now, Voyager (1942), Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942), Tall in the Saddle (1944), Murder, My Sweet (1944), Show Business (1944) and Gilda (1946). Douglas was a one-man cast on The Black Castle. He played all roles in each episode and was the announcer. A review of The Black Castle in the trade publication Billboard complimented Douglas's handling of multiple roles in the drama. Bob Francis wrote: "Except for the fact that he is inclined to ham the wizard, making the role often seem more silly than awesome, Douglas puts on a good 15 minutes. His vocal changes are sharp and clear, and his characterizations come over effectively." He also had the title role in John Steele, Adventurer and played Chief Jake Workley in Scattergood Baines. He was also a member of the cast of Kelly's Courthouse. Douglas died on 31 December 1945 in Los Angeles, California, aged 40, after emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. He is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known For
Gilda
(1946)
Thomas Langford
Sergeant York
(1941)
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
Police Lt. Randall
Jesse James
(1939)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Harolday
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Tarzan and the Amazons
(1945)
Andres
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
The More the Merrier
(1943)
FBI Agent Harding
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Lt. North (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Great Gabbo
(1929)
Frank
Murder in the Pullman
(1932)
Vincent Lynch
He Couldn't Take It
(1933)
Oakley
Men in White
(1934)
Mac
Tomorrow's Children
(1934)
Dr. Brooks
A Woman's Man
(1934)
Walter Payson - Horseback Rider
Lazy River
(1934)
Officer
The Love Department
(1935)
Gooper Goopalowski (uncredited)
Sequoia
(1935)
Forest Ranger (uncredited)
Madame X
(1937)
Mr. Edison
Navy Blue and Gold
(1937)
Lt. North (uncredited)
Headin' East
(1937)
Eric Ward
The Women Men Marry
(1937)
Auctioneer McVey (uncredited)
Convicted
(1938)
District Attorney
Come Across
(1938)
Special Agent Thomas
Fast Company
(1938)
Lt. James Flanner
The Spider's Web
(1938)
Jenkins
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
Harry Spaulding
The Crowd Roars
(1938)
Murray
Judge Hardy's Children
(1938)
J.J. Harper (uncredited)
Special Inspector
(1938)
Williams
Law of the Texan
(1938)
Chet Hackett
Sabotage
(1939)
Joe Grayson
The Zero Hour
(1939)
Stewart Brewster
Stronger Than Desire
(1939)
Mack Clark - Flagg's Investigator (uncredited)
Smashing the Money Ring
(1939)
Gordon (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Ship's Officer (uncredited)
The Mysterious Miss X
(1939)
Clarence Fredericks
Jesse James
(1939)
Infantry Captain (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
(1939)
Officer of the Day
Fast and Loose
(1939)
Forbes
Within the Law
(1939)
Inspector Burke
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
(1939)
Ship's Officer - Fight Referee
Second Fiddle
(1939)
Film Director
The House of Fear
(1939)
John Woodford
On Dress Parade
(1939)
Col. Wm. Duncan
Forgotten Victory
(1939)
Mark Carleton
Fugitive at Large
(1939)
Stevens
I Love You Again
(1940)
Herbert
Charlie Chan in Panama
(1940)
Captain Lewis
Flight Command
(1940)
1st Duty Officer
A Fugitive from Justice
(1940)
Lee Leslie
Calling Philo Vance
(1940)
Philip Wrede
Edison, the Man
(1940)
Jordan
Deadwood Dick
(1940)
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
Gallant Sons
(1940)
Hackberry
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
(1940)
Mr. Grayson, Patient losing Eye Sight (uncredited)
Island of Doomed Men
(1940)
Department of Justice Official
The Get-Away
(1941)
James 'Jim' Duff (as Don Douglas)
Dead Men Tell
(1941)
Jed Thomasson
Whistling in the Dark
(1941)
Deputy Commissioner O'Neill
The Night of January 16th
(1941)
Attorney Polk
Mercy Island
(1941)
Clay Foster
Hold Back the Dawn
(1941)
Joe (uncredited)
Melody Lane
(1941)
J. Roy Thomas
A Shot in the Dark
(1941)
Roger Armstrong
Sergeant York
(1941)
Captain Tillman (uncredited)
Cheers for Miss Bishop
(1941)
Delbert Thompson
Sleepers West
(1941)
The Great Swindle
(1941)
Bill Farrow
Murder Among Friends
(1941)
Joe Ellis
Little Tokyo, U.S.A.
(1942)
Hendricks
Don't Talk
(1942)
FBI Agent Jack Sampson
On the Sunny Side
(1942)
Mr. George Andrews (as Don Douglas)
Tales of Manhattan
(1942)
'Hen 'Henderson (Robinson sequence) (as Don Douglas)
The More the Merrier
(1943)
FBI Agent Harding
Wintertime
(1943)
Jay Rogers (uncredited)
Behind the Rising Sun
(1943)
O'Hara
He's My Guy
(1943)
Kirk (as Don Douglas)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Lieutenant-Commander (uncredited)
Appointment in Berlin
(1943)
Bill Banning (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
Police Lt. Randall
The Falcon Out West
(1944)
Attorney Steven Hayden
Heavenly Days
(1944)
Dr. George Gallup
Show Business
(1944)
Charlie Lucas (as Don Douglas)
Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Harolday
The Strange Mr. Gregory
(1945)
John Randall
Club Havana
(1945)
Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
Grissly's Millions
(1945)
Ellison Hayes
Tarzan and the Amazons
(1945)
Andres
A Royal Scandal
(1945)
Variatinsky (uncredited)
Gilda
(1946)
Thomas Langford
The Truth About Murder
(1946)
Paul Marvin
Tokyo Rose
(1946)
Timothy O'Brien
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